This multi-disciplinary collection blends broad overviews and case studies as well as different theoretical perspectives in a critique of the... relationship between United States philanthropic foundations and movements for social change. Scholars and practitioners examine how these foundations support and/or thwart popular social movements and address how philanthropic institutions can be more accountable and democratic in a sophisticated, provocative, and accessible manner. Foundations for Social Change brings together the leading voices on philanthropy and social movements into a single collection and its interdisciplinary approach will appeal to scholars, students, foundation officials, non-profit advocates, and social movement activists.

Foundations for the Practice of EMS Education provides broad-based coverage of fundamental principles and practices of EMS education.  This book... provides clear, up-to-date information and references for more in-depth material, as well as examples and templates of many useful educational tools.  Whether in fire-based, hospital-based, or higher education programs, the EMS educator will find practical information and guidelines for program planning, implementation, and evaluation for both pre-service and continuing education. The book covers the needs and characteristics of adult learners, models and theories of learning, teaching-learning techniques, and legal and administrative considerations in EMS education.  Beginning instructors, practicing instructors, educational program directors and medical directors can all find the information they need to offer a high-quality educational program. All EMS educators (as either an instructor development course textbook or reference) and EMS education program and medical directors.  Fire department- based, hospital-based, and higher education based programs.

There are many excellent materials on the subject of drug abuse and mental illness but many of these materials can be too laborious to be read by busy... clinicians or simply too difficult to understand by people new to the field of healthcare. Other materials can be just the opposite - being so oversimplified that the accuracy and science gets lost or overly minimized. Dr. Stanford's book on Foundations in Behavioral Pharmacology has found the perfect balance. The overall objective of the book is to help the healthcare provider gain a working understanding of the neurobiological and pharmacological factors that contribute to drug addiction and mental disorders.

Through ten examples of ingenious experiments by some of psychology's most innovative thinkers, Lauren Slater traces the evolution of the century's most... pressing concerns—free will, authoritarianism, conformity, morality.Beginning with B. F. Skinner and the legend of a child raised in a box, she takes us from a deep empathy with Stanley Milgram's obedience subjects to a funny and disturbing re-creation of an experiment questioning the validity of psychiatric diagnosis. Previously described only in academic journals and textbooks, these often daring experiments have never before been narrated as stories, full of plot, wit, personality, and theme.

Talaro/Chess: Foundations in Microbiology is an allied health microbiology text for non-science majors with a taxonomic approach to the disease... chapters. It offers an engaging and accessible writing style through the use of tools such as case studies and analogies to thoroughly explain difficult microbiology concepts. We are so excited to offer a robust learning program with student-focused learning activities, allowing the student to manage their learning while you easily manage their assessment. Detailed reports show how your assignments measure various learning objectives from the book (or input your own!), levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy or other categories, and how your students are doing. The Talaro Learning program will save you time while improving your students success in this course. Users who purchase Connect Plus receive access to the full online ebook version of the textbook.

Written with the non-major/allied health student in mind, Foundations in Microbiology offers an engaging and accessible writing style through the use of... tools such as case studies and analogies to thoroughly explain difficult microbiology concepts. This alternate version of Foundations in Microbiology includes only the first 17 chapters of that text and does not include any disease chapters.

Written with the non-major/allied health student in mind, Foundations in Microbiology offers an engaging and accessible writing style through the use of... tools such as case studies and analogies to thoroughly explain difficult microbiology concepts. A taxonomic approach is used for the study of pathogens.

FOUNDATIONS IN NURSING RESEARCH, 6/e, an engaging, learner-friendly text, illuminates all steps of the nursing research process, helping students... critique research and determine whether study findings are ready to apply in practice. To illustrate specific aspects of the research process, the author extensively excerpts from published studies, including research performed outside the U.S. Pedagogical features include chapter outlines, objectives, definitions of key terms, summaries, class activities, and self-tests. This Sixth Edition has been revised with up-to-date information and references throughout; more coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research; greater focus on evidence-based practice; and an all-new chapter on nursing research and health care economics.

To Err is Human , said the 1999 landmark report published by the Institute of Medicine. The report that highlighted tragic numbers of injury and harm,... the wide reaching nature of this problem, and areas of need to reverse this growing trend was also a call to action. Today, health care professionals recognize the importance of patient safety education across many disciplines. Based on an interprofessional course designed by faculty in bioethics, business, dentistry, law, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and social work, Foundations in Patient Safety for Health Professionals is ideal as a basic introductory text on patient safety and health care quality improvement for graduate and undergraduate courses across the health professions, nursing, and health administration. Key Features: Featuring personal and professional stories, the authors use a patient-centered approach within a practice-based context. Using simple, straightforward language, the book illustrates a common model of patient care planning representing core responsibilities of any health professional involved in serving patients. Concepts of safe systems serve as an overarching principle to the field of patient safety. By engaging in a series of modules complimented by case-based exercises, students easily learn the scope of the problem of patient safety, and acquire the skills to foster a culture of continuous learning and incorporation of patient safety best practices and improvements in their own individual professional practices.